Long wait for COVID-19 test

Published: 15 May 2020 14:05 BdSTUpdated: 15 May 2020 15:05 BdST

Many suspected coronavirus patients in Dhaka start queuing at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University as early as dawn after Sehri meal, but need to wait for hours before their samples are taken for test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Suspected COVID-19 patients line up at the BSMMU in Dhaka for test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Suspected COVID-19 patients line up at the BSMMU in Dhaka for test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Some policemen wait in queue at the BSMMU in Dhaka for coronavirus test as the police account for a large portion of the COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Some policemen wait in queue at the BSMMU in Dhaka for coronavirus test as the police account for a large portion of the COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Members of the Fire Service and Civil Defence wait in queue at the BSMMU in Dhaka for coronavirus test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Suspected coronavirus patients with symptoms like fever or fatigue squat or lie down on the street as they wait in queue at the BSMMU in Dhaka for test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Suspected coronavirus patients with symptoms like fever or fatigue squat or lie down on the street as they wait in queue at the BSMMU in Dhaka for test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Suspected coronavirus patients with symptoms like fever or fatigue squat or lie down on the street as they wait in queue at the BSMMU in Dhaka for test. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A long queue of suspected coronavirus patients, who came to the BSMMU in Dhaka for test, crossed InterContinetal hotel to reach near the Ramna Park. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A suspected coronavirus patient sit on the pavement outside InterContinental Dhaka as the queue from the BSMMU stretches beyond the hotel. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi